Piedlong Rouge 2015
COMMENTAIRES DE DÉGUSTATION PAR L’ÉQUIPE DU VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE – LE 8 FÉVRIER 2023
Le nez est d’abord austère, difficile d’accès. 2015, lui aussi issu d’un été très chaud et sec.
On est en présence d’un superbe millésime traversant une période de fermeture, dirait-on.
On est plutôt sur des notes empyreumatiques, c’est fumé, minéral.
L’équilibre se cherche, la bouche est plus ouverte mais il est préférable de patienter encore quelques temps.
WINESPECTATOR.COM – AUTOMNE 2017 – J. MOLESWORTH
92. An elegant style, with gentle-edged blood orange, cherry preserve and damson plum fruit flavors gilded with rooibos tea, sandalwood, and shiso leaf accents. The silky, perfumy finish is sneakily long. Drink now through 2027. 3,000 cases made.
WINE ADVOCATE – OCT. 31, 2017 – No 233 – JOE CZERWINSKI
92. The 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Piedlong has been made since 2011. It’s 90% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre, drawn from the Piedlong and Pignan lieux-dits. With 50% whole clusters, it’s quite floral upfront but also boasts plenty of cherry fruit and cinnamon. It’s full-bodied and creamy in texture, ending on a long, peppery note.
VINOUS – DEC. 2016 – JOSH RAYNOLDS
Bright violet. Highly perfumed red fruit liqueur, potpourri, licorice and white pepper scents show impressive clarity and vivacity. Sappy, seamless and precise on the palate, offering intense raspberry and floral pastille flavors and a touch of candied lavender. Finishes on a bright mineral note, displaying excellent focus, subtle tannins and emphatic, floral-driven tenacity. This is quite and elegant example of the vintage. (91-93) pts
JAMESSUCKLING.COM – AOUT 2017 – JAMES SUCKLING
10 hectares of elevated Châteauneuf-du-Pape, this is an hommage to Grenache with just a hatful of mourvèdre. Ripe raspberry and red plum pastry aromas. Super silky, plush and layered. Extremely impressive. Shows fluidity and balance, density and lightness. 50% stalks (crushed). 95 pts
THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER – AOUT 2017 – JEFF LEVE
Light in color, soft, refined and fresh, this is a delicate, feminine, forward styled wine that will be best tasted young for maximum enjoyment of all its spicy, fresh cherries and strawberry notes. The wine was made using a blend of 90% Grenache with 10% Mourvedre. 92 Pts
WINE ADVOCATE – #227 – OCT. 31, 2016 – JEB DUNNUCK
(93 – 95); Loaded with Grenache charm, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Piedlong is more upfront and straight-up sexy, with tons of sweet strawberry, incense and garrigue aromas and flavors. This full-bodied, powerful, yet elegant 2015 should drink well for 10-15 years
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